Pharmacology category: 1712 books
The Vaccine Race
Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
**"A real jewel of science history...brims with suspense and now-forgotten catastrophe and intrigue...Wadman’s smooth prose calmly spins a surpassingly complicated story into a real tour de force."—The New York Times
“Riveting . . . [The Vaccine Race] invites comparison with...
The Body Hunters
Testing New Drugs on the World's Poorest Patients
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Hailed by John le Carré as an act of courage on the part of its author” and singled out for praise by the leading medical journals in the United States and the United Kingdom, The Body Hunters uncovers the real-life story behind le Carré’s acclaimed novel The Constant Gardener and the feature...
Medieval Herbal Remedies
The Old English Herbarium and Anglo-Saxon Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.
by Humphrey P. Rang, Maureen M. Dale, James M. Ritter
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Edizione italiana a cura di A.Gorio, A.M. Di Giulio
Farmacologia di Rang e Dale è considerato, a livello nazionale e internazionale, un testo di riferimento fondamentale per l’insegnamento e lo studio della Farmacologia nei Corsi di Laurea delle Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia e di Farmacia....
by Brian B. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Famous as the catalyst of the fight or flight response, adrenaline has also received forensic attention as a perfect, untraceable poison—and rumors persist of its power to revive the dead. True to the spirit of its topic, Adrenaline is a stimulating journey that reveals the truth behind adrenaline’s scientific importance and popular appeal.
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Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The third edition of this innovative work again provides a unique perspective on the clinical discovery process by providing input from experts within the NIH on the principles and practice of clinical research. Molecular medicine, genomics, and proteomics have opened vast opportunities for translation...
by Jan de Vries
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2011
Today, more and more people are beginning to rediscover the healing powers of roots and plants. Indeed, some of the most frequently prescribed and powerful drugs are based on plant extracts.
Jan de Vries has researched as far back as the twelfth century and has recorded the folk wisdom of various...
Blockbuster Drugs
The Rise and Decline of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
For the world's largest prescription drug manufacturers, the last few years have been a harrowing time. Recently, Pfizer's Lipitor, GlaxoSmithKline's Advair, AstraZeneca's Seroquel, and Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Plavix all came off patent in the crucial U.S. market. This so-called...
Speed-Speed-Speedfreak
A Fast History of Amphetamine
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Elvis Presley, the Hell’s Angels, Hunter S. Thompson, Truman Capote, the Beatles, Judy Garland, Hank Williams, the Manson Family, Jack Kerouac, Johnny Cash, JFK, and Adolf Hitler. All of the above were, at one time or another, to put it bluntly, speedfreaks.
Speed-Speed-Speedfreak traces...
Children and Drug Safety
Balancing Risk and Protection in Twentieth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Children and Drug Safety traces the development, use, and marketing of drugs for children in the twentieth century, a history that sits at the interface of the state, business, health care providers, parents, and children. This book illuminates the historical dimension of a clinical and policy issue...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
This book explores key developments in Non-medical Prescribing in the UK. Addressing the needs of countries in the European Market and beyond, which have been closely watching UK developments and would be interested in embedding or developing counterparts of their own.
Featuring chapters...
Prescription Drugs for Half Price or Less
The Authoritative Guide To Saving Up To 90% On All Your Prescription Medications
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2009
If you want to save up to 50, 70, even 90% on your prescription drug costs, this is the book you need. Stephen S. S. Hyde, founder of Hyde Rx Services Corporation, is the leading authority on low-cost prescription drug benefits, and now he’s offering individual consumers the expertise he provides...
Pharmaceutical Lifecycle Management
Making the Most of Each and Every Brand
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
A comprehensive guide to optimizing the lifecycle management of pharmaceutical brands
The mounting challenges posed by cost containment policies and the prevalence of generic alternatives make optimizing the lifecycle management (LCM) of brand drugs essential for pharmaceutical companies looking...
The Future of Drug Discovery
Who Decides Which Diseases to Treat?
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2013
The Future of Drug Discovery: Who decides which diseases to treat? provides a timely and detailed look at the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry and how they relate, or should relate, to societal needs. The authors posit that as a result of increasing risk aversion and accelerated savings in research...